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  • julius DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bears
Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CHI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CHI)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ATL)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Drew Dalman
C
Head Shot
Arnold Ebiketie
EDGE
Head Shot
Quinn Meinerz
OG
Head Shot
A.J. Terrell
CB
Draft Grade — Bears
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The Bears left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Bears committed. Michael Penix Jr. is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

On value alone, Jones makes the weekend a net positive. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

Every board in the league had Hicks lower, and that gap is the story. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick12 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 12 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the 43rd pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
They jumped the gun on Braden Fiske, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. in Round 3, Pick 11 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at pick 76 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick110 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A tidy little value on Dominick Puni in the 110th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
The board had Kris Abrams-Draine higher than pick No. 127, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick146 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
They did well to land Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in No. 146, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick186 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
A clean, defensible pick in the 186th pick with a little surplus value in Ethan Driskell. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick232 Rnd7 Myles Jones
Myles Jones at pick 232 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.